Privacy & Cybersecurity Update – July 2014

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we analyze several significant developments occurring in July 2014, including a recent address by U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew calling for tougher congressional action and greater private sector transparency regarding cybersecurity, the enactment of new U.S. laws requiring certain defense and intelligence contractors to report data breaches, and clarification from the FTC on verifiable parental consent methods for website operators and mobile app developers.